Sailing Made Even Easier!!!
The official book of ASA 101 Basic Keelboat Sailing is a must for any person interested in the lifestyle of sailing.
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Sailors and the Corona Virus
UPDATE: Get the latest recommendations from the CDC at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/index.html We don’t have to remind you that currently the hot topic in the news is…
Why Do You Love Sailing?
Our Facebook page is a spot for sailors to interact with each other and engage in conversation about the thing we love most. Sailing! So,…
Exploring the Dalmatian coast of Croatia on an ASA Flotilla
The 2016 ASA Flotilla in Croatia was organized by Sea Safaris Sailing School with Capt. Jean De Keyser and his wife, “Admiral” Mila, as the experi…
She’s a Lifer
"The aspect of teaching sailing that I like best is being able to introduce students to a new outdoor activity" - Kim Walther
7 To-Dos on the Spring Checklist!
The snow is in our proverbial wake and now it's time to get at that pre-launch spring checklist. Here are seven big ones that should be considered bef…
8 Tips For the First Time Sailboat Racer
Here are eight tips for new racers that will make the challenge a bit more manageable and little less daunting
Cookin’ on the Boat!
Looking for some new recipes that you can actually make in your boat’s galley? Good food, but not gourmet?
A Sailing Diamond
Bob Diamond has been teaching beginning-sailors the ropes for a good long time and has been an instructor at Spinnaker Sailing in Redwood City, Califo…
From Alcatraz a Sailor is Born
While waiting for the ferry to Alcatraz in San Fransisco Chet Shubert was so entranced by all the sailboats on the bay that he signed up for sailing c…
King of Sailing
In 2006 Jim King took his first ASA 101 & ASA 103 courses - he bought a boat the next weekend! Now he owns his own sailing school, North Star Sailing …
The Sailing Surgeon
John Martin is a guy who knows how to live life. A retired surgeon who has sailed around the world, Martin has over 48,000 nautical miles under his be…
Blown Away by Sailing
Drew Skelton, owner of Blown Away Sailing in Maryland, found his way into sailing through the Boy Scouts of America program and has been a waterman ev…
Sailing by the Lee
Since he was a kid, Lee Pearce has been around the water and boats, but he didn’t discover sailing until he was around 30-years old, living in Flori…
A Racing Teacher Now a Teaching Racer
Peter Branning got into sailing at a summer program in Coconut Grove, Florida in 1958 and has been an avid sailor ever since.
National Safe Boating Week Starts Today!
May 16 – 22 is National Safe Boating Week and ASA encourages sailors to take it to heart.
Top 5 Things To Check Out While Cruising St. Martin!
In anticipation of the upcoming flotilla sailing charter vacation in St .Martin on November 13-22 we bring you – the top five cool things about sailing in…
Soul Sailor
Brenton Lochridge lives and breathes sailing. After learning how to sail at a local YMCA camp on the Chesapeake Bay at seven, he caught the bug and ke…